Pixable alone sorted through 10 billion photos in the first month after the launch of the app. This is only a glimpse into the massive volume of photos circulating in social networks. Being in the midst of this revolution and being obsessed with the photo sharing phenomenon, we decided to question preexisting assumptions on the topic. Our goal is to get to the bottom of this phenomenon and what it all means. For the inaugural analysis, we scoured our data based on a sample of 100,000 Pixable users. Photo Sharing Explosion There is a photo sharing explosion as a result of the 600 million Facebook users around the world connecting with their friends through the common language of photos, as well as the increasing ease of taking and sharing photos with the advent of the iPhone and Android phones. When do users share photos? Men vs. Age difference. Transparency.jpg (JPEG Image, 2000x1200 pixels) - Scaled (43%)